Exyt (exyt_dlp v0.1.5)
Documentation for Exyt
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Wrapper / helper to download media from YT
Summary
Functions
check_setup
Downloads a media file from a valid YouTube URL.
Downloads asyncronously a media file from a valid YouTube URL.
Retrieves the description of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the duration of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the filename of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the format of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the ID of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the thumbnail URL of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the title of a media file from the given URL.
Retrieves the media URL from the given URL.
Checks if a URL string is valid.
Retrieves the list of available formats of a media file from the given URL.
Validates a URL string to check if it's a valid YouTube URL.
call ytdlp with custom params
Functions
check_setup()
check_setup
Examples
iex> Exyt.check_setup()
download(url, opts \\ [])
Downloads a media file from a valid YouTube URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A valid YouTube URL.
`opts` (list): YT-DLP default arguments.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> options = ["format=mp4", "output=video.mp4"]
iex> Exyt.download(url, options)
iex> {:ok, _filename} = Exyt.download(url, options)
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_filename` (string): The filename of the media file.
download(url, opts, atom)
Downloads asyncronously a media file from a valid YouTube URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A valid YouTube URL.
`opts` (list): YT-DLP default arguments.
`:async`(atom): Asynchronous downloading
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> options = ["format=mp4", "output=video.mp4"]
iex> {:ok, _PID} = Exyt.download(url, options, :async)
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `PID` (PID): The PID of async downloading task
get_description(url)
Retrieves the description of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_description` (string): The description of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_description(url)
get_duration(url)
Retrieves the duration of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:duration_in_seconds` (number): The duration of the media file in seconds.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_duration(url)
get_filename(url)
Retrieves the filename of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_filename` (string): The filename of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_filename(url)
get_format(url)
Retrieves the format of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_format` (string): The format of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_format(url)
get_id(url)
Retrieves the ID of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_id` (string): The ID of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_id(url)
get_thumbnail(url)
Retrieves the thumbnail URL of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_thumbnail_url` (string): The URL of the media file's thumbnail.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_thumbnail(url)
get_title(url)
Retrieves the title of a media file from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_title` (string): The title of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_title(url)
get_url(url)
Retrieves the media URL from the given URL.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_url` (string): The URL of the media file.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_url(url)
is_valid_url?(url)
Checks if a URL string is valid.
Parameters
`url` (string): A URL string to be checked for validity.
Returns
A boolean indicating whether the URL is valid (true) or not (false).
Examples
iex> valid_url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.is_valid_url?(valid_url)
true
list_formats(url)
Retrieves the list of available formats of a media file from the given URL.
## Parameters
`url` (string): A valid YouTube URL.
## Returns
A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:list_of_formats` (list): Formatted stdout from `yt-dlp --list-formats` into a list.
validate_url(url)
Validates a URL string to check if it's a valid YouTube URL.
Parameters
-`url` (string): A URL string to be validated.
Returns
A tuple representing the validation result:
{:ok, valid_url}
(tuple): If the URL is a valid YouTube URL.{:error, :invalid_youtube_url}
(tuple): If the URL is not a valid YouTube URL.
Examples
iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.validate_url(url)
ytdlp(params, url)
call ytdlp with custom params
Examples
iex> Exyt.ytdlp(["--get-filename"], "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc")